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TranscriptionBy Jim Riehl, October, 2006Pagination by transcriberPage numbers keyed to pdf images(note much of the document has been written over where faded. The over-writingappears to be of the same hand) Questionable readings in brackets[ ]P1Mon. April 12 th 1852 I started about seven o’clock from home for Oregon andCalifornia. I called about two hours at Dr. Farwells My Companions upon thejourney are Richard Farwell his wife and son a child of three or fout years of age.Our team at present consists of one wagon and three horses. I started on horseback. Crossed Edwards River at Boons Saw Mill. Went to T. H. McBrides whereI staid all night. I called at Mr Saul [Sam’l?] Caleans[?]. The weather was cloudyand windy with a little sprinkling of rain.P2.Tues. Apr. 13 th 1852 Soon after an early breakfast I started from T. H. McBrides.I called at Mr. Beeson’s a half hour and he having just returned from California.Gave me some good advice in relation to the journey. Pursuing my way Ireached New Boston about noon, there to wait until R. Farwell should arrive withthe team. I took dinner with T. B. Beeson Esq. Our team came together with H.Farlow his family and John Weiss[?] about the middle of the afternoon. Wecamped and staid at New Boston all night. Pleasant weather but bad roads.P3Wed. Apr. 14 th 1852 We waited at New Boston there being so many teams tocross the river before us. That we could not get over. I rode across the Bay in askiff Bought a pocket Milton. Pleasant weather The water in the Iowa is so highthat they have to land three miles above the usual landing place. We may bedetained a number of days.Thurs. Apr. 15 th 1852 Still waiting to cross the river. I went about two miles upthe Bay on a flat boat and came down in a skiff. There are about twenty teamswaiting to cross. Pleasant weatherP4.Fri. Apr. 16 th 1852 Still waiting at New Boston. To cross the river. The morningwas cloudy and it rained most of the forenoon. In the afternoon We found thatwe could not cross the river for three or four days. And H. Farlow his family andmyself went to Wm. Doak’s and staid all night. The afternoon was cool andcloudy.Sat.Apr. 17 th 1852 We went out to see if we could kill some game and brought intwo ducks. I read in Milton a little. Took care of my horse ands staid at Wm.
P5Doak’s Cool changeable with a little rain.Sun. Apr. 18th 1852 I attended church at the Universalist Meeting house Bluff.A. Gregg Preacher. Text. Psalms 127.3 Lo Children are an heritage of the Lord. Icalled at Isaac Moore’s. after meeting I went home with Alferd Spangler. Tooksupper at Mr. Beesons. Staid all night at Mr. Spangler’s. The weather waspleasant coolMon. Apr. 19 th 1852 I called a few moments at Geo Scotts then went to NewBoston where I staid waiting for an opportunity to cross the river The weatherP6.was cool. I slept in the wagon. I amused myself reading Milton: and bought aShakespeare,Tues. Apr.20 th 1852 To day we should have crossed the river had not the windblew so hard. Consequently we waited in New Boston. I did a share of thecooking. And amused myself reading. Slept in the wagon. It rained quite hard inthe night. The weather is cold We have paid 25 cts per bushel for corn. And 18 ¾for oats. 50 cents per hundred for Hay 8 cts per Doz for Eggs.P7Wed. Apr.21 st 1852 Our wagons and six horses crossed the Mississippi river thismorning. And I waited with three horses and crossed about noon. I overtook thewagons about five miles on the road. We camped for the night about ten milesfrom the Mississippi in Des Moines Co., Iowa. We paid 25 cents per bushel foroats. The roads were tolerable much better than we expected to find. Thecountry was wet. Five springs issued from the Bluffs. Weather cloudy but no rain.Cool.P8Thur. Apr.22 nd 1852 We started from camp about seven passed over high wetprairie. Roads quite muddy and evidence of having been much worse. Grain veryscrace.[sic] Corn forty cents per bushel. We passed through Mt. Pleasant thecounty seat of Henry Co., a pretty town of about eight hundred inhabitants andcamped two or three miles west of the place. The weather was changeable. Verywarm and again cool. Travelled 25 miles.Apr. Fri 23 rd 1852 Left our camping place about seven AM. Passed throughTrenton.P9crossed Skunk river at Deedsville. Took dinner on the west side. In the forenoonwe had good roads. PM quite bad. Weather cloudy with rain in the PM. Came toPleasant Plains, where we wished to stop but could not find grain enough in theplace to feed our horses. Went on and in a mud hole the singletrees to onewagon broke and left the wagon in the [mud] , Borrowed doubletrees and wentabout a mile from the road and found grain and stabling for
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Page 8 and 9: P26have to wait at the ferry a day
Page 10 and 11: P34Saw chimney Rock 33 miles distan
Page 12 and 13: P42ils Gate a place where the river
Page 14 and 15: P50Tues June 29 th 1852 Travelled [
Page 16 and 17: P60grass. Weather hot. Roads Rocky
Page 18 and 19: P6810 miles and camped for the rest
Page 20 and 21: P77Very good grass. Cloudy with rai
Page 22 and 23: Ledgers:Inverted, starting from bac
Page 24 and 25: P90FarlowApr 28 Ferrying south rive
Page 26 and 27: P94Farlow 3[Apr] 13 4 lb crackers .

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